The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Knoxville Central Bobcats (Knoxville, TN) and the host Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes (Morristown, TN), observed Knoxville Central's softball squad hold off Morristown-Hamblen East by a count of 12-7.

Next, the Bobcats meet the Oak Ridge Wildcats (Oak Ridge, TN) in a 4A District 3 challenge, on Thursday, March 13. Knoxville Central will attempt to upgrade on its 1-0 season record. The Wildcats go into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 7-2 non-league loss to Lenoir City (Lenoir City, TN).

The Hurricanes (0-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Sevier County (Sevierville, TN). The Smoky Bears go into the 4A District 2 challenge with a 4-4 record. In their last challenge, Sevier County held off Westmoreland (Westmoreland, TN), 16-15, in a non-league challenge.